Melisia Muscat stands on the front porch of her new home in Billings that she and her husband bought sight unseen before moving from the Seattle area. (Casey Page, Billings Gazette)

The Myth of Montana’s Housing Market Frenzy

Are concerns about a housing shortage and the inability of working families to find reasonably priced housing in Montana related to COVID-19 migration?
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Glen Buhlmann, lower left, fills out a job application during a walk- and drive-up job fair in Seattle. (AP Photo, Ted S. Warren)

Mapping the COVID-19 Recession

The employment declines in the U.S., Montana and its urban areas were much greater than those experienced during the Great Recession.
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A worker processes wood at a sawmill. (Shutterstock, Vano Vasaio)

Timber Jobs Matter

Conclusions from a Headwaters Economics report on timber-dependent communities in Idaho are incorrect – analyzing the wrong variables and using the wrong statistical test.
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Light traffic flows through downtown Bozeman, Montana. (Shutterstock)

Montana’s Economy at a Glance

Each Montana community has its own unique economy. Take a look at the largest communities in the state, as we summarize their recent economic trends.
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A log goes through a vertical saw at RBM Lumber in Columbia Falls, Montana. (AP Photo/Flathead Beacon, Greg Lindstrom)

What Happened to Montana’s Forestry Jobs?

Timber harvests are the major cause of declining employment and labor earnings in Montana’s forest industry.
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Synchronized Global Expansion

Global economic conditions are important for Montana businesses because many operate in the world market.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines at the G20 Summit in July 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Kremlin Pool)

World Economic Outlook

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University of Montana students gather in the Oval with Main Hall in the background in the 1970s. (Mansfield Library, University of Montana)

Enrollment Trends: The University of Montana (Retrospective 1978)

During the past year, most Montanans became aware of the controversy concerning enrollment declines at the University of Montana...
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Gambling: Montana Style (Retrospective 1998)

Montana’s current legal gambling environment has evolved from a long tradition, dating back to the free-wheeling mining and logging...
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The Economic Impact of the Bakken

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